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Laura Casey

@lauraannecasey.bsky.social

@wsjmag / @wsj / @IAPE1096 board

Journalist focusing on disability, the Kardashian industrial complex, and organizing other journalists

Brooklyn, NY

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“Just got off the phone with [NYC comptroller Brad Lander,] who pointed out that 41% of cooling centers will be CLOSED tomorrow due to Juneteenth holiday, including all of the city's libraries.” — Elizabeth Kim, WNYC/Gothamist
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After the longest year and a day, we did it! IAPE1096 has reached a tentative agreement with Dow Jones (WSJ, Barron’s, Marketwatch, Factiva, et al.) on a contract. Onto ratification! www.iape1096.org/iapework/202...
After One Year and One Day, IAPE & Dow Jones Agree On A New Contract — IAPE 1096www.iape1096.org
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“[An] X account, known [as] a hub for Spanish Swifties, took a poll of…followers, asking if they had become sick with COVID after one of Swift's concerts in Madrid. Of the 10,796 people who answered the poll online, 35%, or 3,780 of the concertgoers said they had.” www.salon.com/2024/06/10/t...
Thousands of Taylor Swift concertgoers in Madrid have come down with COVID-19 after Eras Tourwww.salon.com "COVID, infected by Taylor Swift, I'll sell my antigen test for 5000 euros," one Swiftie said
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“People are developing new-onset disease as the result of an infection that they had 3 years ago,”says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a…lead author of the study.“It challenges the notion that [it’s] sort of self-contained or that after the acute 1st phase,they become inconsequential.” fortune.com/well/article...
COVID can cause new health problems even 3 years after infection, study finds: 'We don’t know what’s going to happen at 10 years'fortune.com A new report reinforces that the virus is not going away.
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Michigan reports 3 new dairy herds infected with #H5N1 #birdflu. They say #USDA's lab has confirmed 1 of the 3 so far; confirmatory testing still being done on the other two. This will bring Michigan's total to 22 and the national total to 61.
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Historically, disability rights groups looked at abortion rights organizations with skepticism. But the fading of the bipartisan consensus on disability and the Dobbs decision has put these two camps in concert, @slooterman.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2024/05/hous...
Today, ‘disability justice is reproductive justice’ — but that hasn’t always been the case19thnews.org The announcement of the Disability Reproductive Equity Act marks a new chapter in disability history.
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The U.S. is in the midst of one of its largest measles outbreaks since the disease was declared eliminated from the country in 2000. Are you adequately protected if measles comes to your community? Here's how to find out. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How to Check If You Have Immunity to Measles or Need Another Dosewww.scientificamerican.com Certain adults may need to get an additional dose of the measles vaccine. Here’s how to know if you have adequate immunity to measles
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Having a mother is complicated and fraught. Not having a mother is complicated and fraught. Being a mother is complicated and fraught. Not being a mother is complicated and fraught. Sending love to you today, whatever your relationship with motherhood. ❤️
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In a notice to vaccine makers, USDA's APHIS says it is now exploring possibility of sourcing H5N1 shots for cattle "All vaccine types will be considered based on the information requested below and the needs identified in this rapidly evolving situation" www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
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In light of @electricalwsop.bsky.social’s passing, it’s worth revisiting him struggling with his past as an edgelord. His desire to be better than his past is something we should all try to emulate.
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The U.S. government is suing "approximately one Terrier mix type dog."
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I kept digging into that AI company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers. Turns out it's created tons more fake writers across the web, sometimes for surprisingly huge media clients. And then things get even wilder... For @futurism.bsky.social // futurism.com/advon-ai-con...
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So fun fact: The Onion takeover started when I posted "so uh how do we buy The Onion?" on Bluesky. @leilza.bsky.social then reached out to me with a LinkedIn message and the below email. Then we got @strle.bsky.social looped in and it got very real. www.axios.com/2024/04/26/t...
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“Testing by PCR…turned up only genetic traces of the virus, not evidence that it’s alive or infectious. The FDA has been adamant that H5N1, which is heat-sensitive, is very likely killed through…pasteurization.” apple.news/AzR3JWQYHTSe...
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespreadapple.news The prevalence of H5N1 genetic material in purchased milk products suggests the bird flu outbreak is far more widespread in cows than official counts indicate.
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NEWS: My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO. We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and will share the wealth with staff. Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.
The Onion Is Sold by G/O Mediawww.nytimes.com The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion’s staff.